Bull poke



C. J SPENCER BULL POKE June 23, 1925. 1,543,194

Original Filed Feb. 27, 1924 all/(76m;

ATTORNEY Patented June .23, 1925.

3 UNITED STATES arser QFFECE. f

oonrn J. si nnonaon DUNDEE, new YORK.

WBULL POKE.

Application net February 27, -1924=f$eria1 No. 695,528. Renewed was 17, 1925;

T01 all whom/it may comm.-

Be it known that I, CoR'rnJ. :Srnricnn, a citizen of the United States, residing at Dundee, in the county of Yatesand State ofNeW York, have invented new and use the following is a specification.

of a safety device. for large "and vicious animals designed to be arranged upon the from breakingdown stalls, jumping fences or the like, and embodies amongst other features a curved arm which pro ect'sforwardly and downwardly from a point adjacent the nose of the animal, and capable of being swung upwardly to permit the animal tosee from either side of the blin'der,

the latter making it easier to handle the animal under certain conditions. 1

A further object of the invention resides in the. provision of yieldably supported 1 plate mounted for sliding movement and adapted to be moved into contact with the nose of the animal when the plate isbrought into engagement with a fenceor other obstruction,'the plate being formed with teeth on one edge and adapted to prick thenose of the animal'under the conditions above mentioned with a'view of intimidating the an' imal. V 1 i The nature and advantages of the lnven tion will be better understood when the device removed.

Figure 3 is a fragmentary view of a modified form of the invention 'showlng the use of the nose engaging plate.

1 Figure 4 is a view showing the normal posit on of thesliding plate. V

Referring to the drawing in detail, 10

represents a collar preferably constructed of metal, and to which collar the i safety device is attached. The device preferably embodles a rod including a hollow section 11 which slidably' receives the section 12, the latter supportlng a cross piece 13iat the upper end thereof, which cross piece is terhead of the animal to prevent the latter minally connected to the collar 10 through the instrumentality of the chains 14. This rod is arranged directly in advance ofthe head of-the animal, the section 11 being supported by a nose ring 15, whichis preferably aseparate ring from the ring used for leading the. animal and which latter mentioned ring is indicated at 16. i

The device also embodies a blinder 17 which is secured to curved bands 18 and '19 respectively, thebands are preferably constructed ofmetal, and suitably curved to conform to the shapeof the head of the animal. minals of a strap 20, which in turn is The band 18 is secured tothe ter secured to the collar' 10 by means of an additional strap 21, while the band 19 is p, terminally secured to chains 22 attachedto the collar10.- When theblinder is used, it

'is arranged in the mannerjflshown in Figure 1, which of courseprevents the animal from seeing directly ahead and'thereby making it much easier to handle the animal under any and all circumstances. i 'I IOWBV61,jtl1G blinder isso arranged to permit the animal to see from either side ground for grazing purpose. "Projecting forwardly from the band 18 and preferably forming an integral part thereof,- is an 'apertured lug 23, upon which reposes one end of the coiled spring 20, the latter en circling-thesection 12 of the rod-andhaving its other end bearing against'a cross pin .22, thereby relieving the nose ring of undue weight of the device generally.

thereof, and also to look downwardly on the i Projecting forwardly and downwardly from the lower, end of the rod is a curved arm 26 having a spherical extremity indicated at 27 and which arm is primarily instrumental in preventing the animal from the rod as at 28, and this connection is such that the arm cannot move downwardly beyond the position it occupies in Figure 1, but can be readily raised when 'brought into contact With the ground or otherwise to permit the animal to graze. is V v In Figures 3 and 4, Ilia-vs" shown a modified construction, wherein I make useuofu a nose engaging member clearly illustrated in Figure l, and which member is-designed and used to intimidate the animal should the latter; i attempt to destroy f fences stalls or other property. 1 This :member .is in the :nature'eof an elongated-plate 29 -Which is lqngitudinally slotted asafi3O to receive the section-'12 0tv the rod above referredtm and as shown in: ig-ures' 3 andtfh this} platewis arranged directly 1 beneath the apertured lug 23 and adaptedtoslide ,on -tl'ie bottom thereof. Arranged at either side-ofthe :lug "23* are coiledsprings 31, which springs have their.- corresponding upper extremities s'ecured to theupper side of -the lug 23,- while the -correspondmg lower extremities are-.se- -cured to the underside of-the platez29 :as-at '32. These-springs normallyy hold the plate in the --positi0nshown :in Figure 4, whereinthe-forward edge of :the plate projects-an appreciable distance 1 hi e advance of the 'apertured lugs -1 23, thereby spacing jthe :toothed edge 33 oftheplate: from the nose. of the animal. 7 The; movementofurthe plate under the influence of the-springs. is-limited by the length of theeslotik30. By reason of the arrangementashown, when I the plate: is brought into contact' q with a fence 5 or other obstruction, it is moved j'again'st .the:tension' ofithe springs, whereupon the toothed edge 33 is brought into contaot with the nose of the animal to intimidate it, and: just" as soon as the plateismo-ved avvayfrom the obstruction it contacts, the springs function to move the plateaayfrom the noseofthe animal.

While it is believed; that from theforegoing description,-thewnature .anda.dvantag'esof the invention will be; readily ,a-pparent, I desireto have-itunderstoodthat I do not' limit myself to hat is herein shown anddescribed,- and that 5 such changes; may

=.be resorted to when. desired as? fall :Within thescopeof Whatis claimed. i

70 I-Iaving'thus described; the invention, I

claim: I

- 1.9 Aj safety device for animals. comprising in combination a blinder, means for supporting: the blinder across the eyes iof the animal, a vertically disposed rod arranged directly advance of the head of the ania nose ringsupporting theloWer end of. the rod, a collar, means 'connecting'the "upper end of the rod with the collar, co- .operatingy1neans carried bythehlinder and rod to assist in suppoiting the Weight of the latter, and a curved. armprojecting-forwardly. and -downwardly fronr-zthe, Flower. lend of said rodeandmcapable o f ,upwardgpivotal .inovement forthe purpose ispecified. I

2. :Asafety device for animalscomprising v in -combination, a --blinder, ,meansmfor sup porting theblinder onltherhead of rthe aniblinder; and; receiving the upperesection .of said rod, a shoulder formed. on the lastrmen- .tlOllBd section, a coiled sp'ring.- interposed .hetWeen-the shoulder andsaid lug to relieve .the nose ring ofundue weight, and; a curved arm projecting forwardly and downwardly fromsaid rod and-capable'ofupward: piv

otal movement for the purpose specified Balk-safety device forz animals comprising in combination ablinder, means for support ing the bl nderon thehead ofthe animal, a

vertically disposed rod arranged directlyin "advance of said head, inean'sifor supporting said rod and lincluding. an apertured lug projecting-from the lower; end of the blinder and: receiving. said -;rod, a curved armproect ng fromhthe. lower .end set the .rod,-and

capable :of forward pivotal ymovement: for

the purpose specified, a. plate mountedcto slide. on the underside of said apertured lug and having an-longitudinal slot to receive saidrod; teetlr-formech on one. end of the plat-e and tadap'tedatoprick the nose of the animal when the plate ishrought into contact with an object, and yieldable means supported by-.-.said lug. and-connected With saidplate to normally holdthe latter-spaced from thenose of the animaland in advance of said {lug Y 4 In testimony whereof Iafiix my signature.

com-E J. SPENCER. 

